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Who Really Slew Goliath?

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King David is often deemed the most famous king of ancient Israel and arguably ranks as one of the most memorable figures whose legends...

Oedipus And Antigone, By Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783 – 1853)

The Tricky Treachery Of Palaepolis And Its Samnite Allies During A Roman Siege

Ancient Scene Set In A Temple To Apollo, By Conrad Martin Metz (1749–1827)

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The Life Of Emperor Bardanes Philippikos And His Blinding Birthday Surprise

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In the 7th and early 8th centuries, Bardanes Philippikos (also commonly known as Philippicus Bardanes) was a prominent member of the ruling elite involved...
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The Ironic Rise, Fall, And Belated Execution Of Leontios

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Leontios (or Liontius) was a decorated army and navy military leader who commanded forces on the behalf of the emperors of Constantinople along the...

The Fiery Failure Of The 703/704 Armenian Rebellion Against Umayyad Rule

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

Sentenced To Marry Her Cook? Emperor Justinian II’s Bizarre Punishment Of A Rebel’s Wife

A Summary Of 15th-Century Witchcraft Beliefs By Pope Innocent VIII

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James Fenimore Cooper

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James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) "t is better for a man to die at peace with himself than to live haunted by an evil conscience!" From...

Tapestry – The Elements Series: Water, or Neptune, designed by Charles Le Brun (1619 – 1690) and made by the Manufacture des Gobelins (17th...

Franz Kafka

Glass Blowers Of Murano, Painted By Charles Frederick Ulrich (1858–1908)

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Did You Know?

Who Really Slew Goliath?

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King David is often deemed the most famous king of ancient Israel and arguably ranks as one of the most memorable figures whose legends...

Oedipus And Antigone, By Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783 – 1853)

Ancient Scene Set In A Temple To Apollo, By Conrad Martin Metz (1749–1827)

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Emperor Claudius’ Giggly Debut As A Historian

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  Despite being portrayed unglamorously by ancient Roman historians as a stumbling, bumbling, stammering, drooling, and nervously-ticking idiot, Emperor Claudius (r. 41-54) was likely one...

Virgil (70-19 BCE)

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(Virgil Reading the Aeneid to Augustus, Octavia, and Livia, by Jean-Baptiste Wicar (1762–1834), via Creative Commons)   The poet Publius Vergilius Maro, better known as...

Deaths At The Black Hole Of Calcutta

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  The Black Hole of Calcutta incident occurred during the time when Britain was attempting to establish a lasting foothold in the region of India...

Euripides

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Euripides (c. 485-406 BCE) "O mankind, how much you miss your aim and come to nothing! Why do you teach countless skills? There is nothing...

The Duels Of Trainer And Coach, Andreas, Before The Battle Of Dara

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  In the year 530, Emperor Justinian’s newly appointed General of the East, Belisarius, led a Byzantine (Eastern Roman) army to a position between the...

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